Burnley have simply been brilliant to carve out an opportunity to stay in the league from the dire situation they were in when Sean Dyche was let go. No one would have predicted them moving from four points adrift to sitting two points above Everton in 16th. Aston Villa now stand in their way to salvation in all likelihood as the fixture gods present a strange scenario where they face each other home and away in the next two weeks. Villa naturally beat Norwich last time out but with a first win in six matches so Burnley should not be too fazed by the challenge. The scale of the achievement for Mike Jackson if they are successful is clear, it would be a first run of four league wins for the club since 2018. Graham Searles
Saturday 3pm
Venue Turf Moor
Last season Burnley 3 Aston Villa 2
Referee David Coote
This season G19 Y90 R2 4.84 cards/game
Odds H 2-1 A 6-4 D 12-5
BURNLEY
Subs from Hennessey, Norris, Bardsley, Thomas, Barnes, Stephens, Long, Lowton, Cornet, Rodriguez, Pieters
Doubtful Cornet (knee), Rodriguez (hamstring), Pieters (knee)
Injured Mee (calf, 19 May), Gudmundsson (calf, unknown), Westwood (ankle, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y62 R1
Form WLDWWW
Leading scorer Cornet 7
ASTON VILLA
Subs from Olsen, Youngs, Chambers, Nakamba, Carney Chukwuemeka, Iroegbunam, O’Reilly, Ings, Bailey, Sanson, Digne, Traoré
Doubtful Ramsey (match fitness)
Injured Bailey (ankle, 15 May), Hause (abdominal, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y75 R2
Form LLLLDW
Leading scorer Watkins 9
